Bolero
1981 · Movie · 184 min · ★ 6.9 · 72% critics
This sweeping drama follows four music-loving families from different countries across several decades as war, love, loss, and performance keep pulling their lives together. Set from the 1930s into the 1960s, it uses music and dance to connect stories that repeatedly cross paths.
Also known as Bolero: Dance of Life · Dance of Life
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Details
- Original title
- Les uns et les autres
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-27
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 184 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (88 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like sweeping, emotional ensemble dramas shaped by music and history, especially if titles like Le Bal or The Chorus appeal to you; Not for you if you want a simple, easy-to-follow plot.
Pros: sweeping musical scope; emotional wartime saga; memorable finale | Cons: crowded storylines; very long runtime; can be confusing
Themes
- musical
- gay theme
Cast & crew
- NG
Nicole Garcia
as Anne Meyer
- RH
Robert Hossein
as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
- GC
Geraldine Chaplin
as Suzan / Sara Glenn
- DO
Daniel Olbrychski
as Karl Kremer
- JD
Jorge Donn
as Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
- RP
Rita Poelvoorde
as Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
- MM
Macha Méril
as Magda Kremer
- ÉB
Évelyne Bouix
as Evelyne / Edith
- FH
Francis Huster
as Francis
- RP
Raymond Pellegrin
as M. Raymond
Directed by Claude Lelouch